1 Kings 8:50 meaning and explanation
May You forgive Your people who have sinned against You and all the transgressions they have committed against You, and may You grant them compassion in the eyes of their captors to show them mercy.
1 Kings 8:50, Berean Standard Bible
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Solomon prays at the temple dedication, and near the end of his prayer he looks ahead to a future his people have not yet faced: defeat, exile and captivity in a foreign land. Having asked God to hear repentance from afar, he now asks for two things, forgiveness for the people's sins and mercy in the eyes of their captors.
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